OLD CHANNEL OF LOCUST CREEK
LINN COUNTY
BUILT - 1868
Length - 151' ... E. of Meadville, US36 E. 2.8 miles from jct with MO139 just S. of Meadville, N. on Danube Dr. 1.0 miles, E. on Dart Rd. 0.5 miles. Park & walk E. about 400 yds to the bridge. Built by the firm of Bishop and Eaton at an approximate cost of $5500. At first the bridge was used only for wagon, horse, and pedestrian traffic, in the early 1900s the bridge came to be used for automotive traffic as part of Missouri Route 8, the first transcontinental highway in the United States. It was bypassed with the completion of U.S. Route 36 in 1930. After World War II, the course of Locust Creek was changed and the bridge remained spanning a dry creek bed. During the time of the activity of the bridge, it was a popular fishing and swimming spot, During this time period, as a boy, who lived in a nearby community, General John J. Pershing, a famous General, veteran of the Spanish-American war, and a top general in World War I, was known to visit this bridge. Bridge was restored in 2002. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1970. Closed to motor traffic. Truss Type - Covered Howe Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 25-58-01
GPS + 39.79169, -93.23436
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